/ohd"l isk/ , n.
1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in that of the sultan of Turkey.
2. ( cap. ) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse.
Also, odalisk .
[ 1675-85; odalique (with -s- perh. from -esque -ESQUE) odalik concubine, equiv. to oda room + -lik n. suffix of appurtenance ]